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I am sharpening, repairing, and restoring knives and scissors

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This evokes a bygone era, when silent streets in towns and cities were traversed by honing artisans, who with gravelly voices offered to sharpen blades, scissors, and mend teapots and cups, and sometimes even restore enamelware. It is said that they repaired clocks and even computers—though, of course, I must confess, I was mistaken about the latter, as computers had yet to emerge. Today, I, as the chief expert in the art of sharpening of the Seven Flavors, declare in a raspy voice: "I sharpen, repair, and restore knives, scissors, manicure tools, tweezers, shears, axes, and instruments." Incidentally, I am currently designing a new project—after conceptualizing and constructing a sharpening manipulator—a belt grinder. I shall reveal the results in due course. If I remember, I will also document the stages of the process. Below are the new candidates awaiting correction and sharpening. Try to identify which is which—where they belong. Good luck. Yours in the Seven ...